Weather Records on 19 November 1947

474 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 November 1947. Highest significance: Cunderdin, AU.

Key Facts for 19 November 1947

On 19 November 1947, 474 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 464 daily.
Cunderdin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 19 November 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

474 stations

474 station records on 19 November 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 November 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cunderdin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kurren Kutten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zanthus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cashmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmeiro Dos Indios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wooroloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balkuling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

474 records

Records set or tied on 19 November 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 19 November 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 19 November 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 464.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

421 broken records

Margins by which the 421 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 November 1947

Top 20 records on 19 November 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 November 1947	Cunderdin, AU	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1947	Kurren Kutten, AU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1947	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1947	The Granites, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1947	Aracaju, BR	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1947	Breakell, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1947	Reid River Railway Station, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1947	Vicosa, BR	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1947	Ardath, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1947	Zanthus, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1947	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1947	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1947	Mareeba Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1947	Cashmere, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1947	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1947	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1947	Highmore, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1947	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1947	Itabaianinha, BR	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1947	Palmeiro Dos Indios, BR	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 474 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-19 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1805	1
1816	3
1829	2
1835	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	2
1861	1
1864	1
1865	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	10
1891	4
1892	1
1894	2
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	14
1901	13
1902	18
1903	14
1904	21
1905	15
1906	35
1907	7
1908	12
1909	13
1910	24
1911	30
1912	24
1913	54
1914	62
1915	24
1916	14
1917	31
1918	16
1919	56
1920	12
1921	110
1922	32
1923	74
1924	142
1925	363
1926	267
1927	110
1928	228
1929	90
1930	724
1931	232
1932	437
1933	519
1934	500
1935	81
1936	519
1937	672
1938	283
1939	310
1940	231
1941	876
1942	724
1943	504
1944	316
1945	243
1946	723
1947	474
1948	736
1949	408
1950	715
1951	896
1952	183
1953	688
1954	468
1955	573
1956	357
1957	502
1958	270
1959	380
1960	216
1961	352
1962	570
1963	650
1964	811
1965	321
1966	238
1967	353
1968	365
1969	815
1970	306
1971	455
1972	589
1973	607
1974	524
1975	799
1976	392
1977	964
1978	1,840
1979	527
1980	796
1981	632
1982	634
1983	755
1984	522
1985	2,642
1986	1,613
1987	776
1988	626
1989	1,199
1990	525
1991	619
1992	986
1993	932
1994	1,197
1995	1,189
1996	1,854
1997	710
1998	994
1999	590
2000	1,609
2001	998
2002	828
2003	1,367
2004	692
2005	554
2006	754
2007	1,149
2008	1,675
2009	828
2010	599
2011	858
2012	516
2013	458
2014	2,311
2015	1,050
2016	830
2017	449
2018	407
2019	531
2020	1,117
2021	449
2022	1,316
2023	659
2024	889
2025	652

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	391
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1